The Failure Hypothesis

Feb 08 2023

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Bringing you the hidden failure stories behind the success stories. Award-winning scientist-entrepreneur Dr Vivian Chan gets some of the world’s most interesting leaders to open-up and share their brutally honest ‘failure stories’ before weighing in on the age-old question of whether we should reflect on failure or just move on. Season 1 guests include a private equity titan, a BAFTA-winning Apprentice judge, a renowned scientist and a Webby-award winning podcast legend sharing their experiences of facing, amongst other things, death, divorce, bankruptcy, family disappointment, burnout and hopelessness. What they learned, how they recovered and what the future holds.
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Vivian Chan - "I'll Go First"

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Introducing The Failure Hypothesis

Jun 15 2022 1 mins

Bringing you the hidden failure stories behind the success stories. Award-winning scientist-entrepreneur Dr Vivian Chan gets some of the world’s most interesting leaders to open-up and share their brutally honest ‘failure stories’ before weighing in on the age-old question of whether we should reflect on failure or just move on. Season 1 guests include a private equity t